Posted on September 25, 2014 in General News, Mentoring
In the legal profession, the mentor-mentee relationship isn’t new. In fact, just the nature of our work marries perfectly with the idea of mentorship, and for years lawyers have recognized its value.
Historically, finding the right mentor was an organic process lawyers would often stumble into: a great professor recognizing the potential in a third-year law student; a senior partner offering coveted opportunities to a junior lawyer; or a seasoned GC choosing and nurturing her successor. Recently, research has shown the true value of mentorship, underscoring the fact that being proactive and finding the right fit can be a key component to an individual’s career success.
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Posted on September 22, 2014 in General News, Leadership
“Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.”
Malcolm Gladwell offers this insight into the work it takes to make successful people—and effective leaders—in his book, “Outliers: The Story of Success.” But it issomething that many newer lawyers do not always easily understand early in their careers.
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Posted on September 15, 2014 in General News, General Counsel, Leadership
Marla Persky, president and CEO of WOMN LLC, will be on the “Onward and Upward: Demonstrating Success as a General Counsel and Beyond,” panel on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 30. Here is an excerpt from the article she wrote for Next Avenue. The complete article can be found here.
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Posted on September 11, 2014 in Crisis and Risk Management, General News, General Counsel
On the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 30, Nancy Dowling will participate, alongside an esteemed group of her in-house counsel peers, on a panel discussion titled, “Managing Corporate Risks: Key Issues in Preventing and Navigating Through Crisis.”
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